Gen Z can do better than using the old language of patriarchy

CJP Protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna) What will history remember from the recent scenes at Jantar Mantar? The demand for examination reforms? The allegations of police excesses? The debate over accountability? Perhaps. Many, however, may remember something else entirely: Young women shouting out misogynistic abuse, as though vulgarity itself had become a badge of courage. That surprised me. After all, this is the Instagram generation, one that has reinvented communication. It creates memes that puncture powerful narratives in minutes. It speaks through satire and humour with a creativity previous generations could scarcely imagine. It has built an entirely new language of expression. Which is what makes its dependence on abusive language, rooted in centurie